Asparagus wagon



Dec. 10, 1929. c..w. JARvl's ASPARAGUS WAGON Filed May 10, 1929 IINVENTOR';

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3 ATTORNIE'Y Sl Patented Dec. 10, 1929 UNITED STATES ASPABAGUSApplication filed May 10, 1959?- se'ni seesaw;

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in.asparagus wagon and has for its primary object to provide a wagon in theform of a cart or trailer adapted to be detachably engaged with draftapparatus and designed to provide an open top and rear end to facilitatethe placing of asparagus therein and being manually shiftable ortransportable through an asparagus field until filled and thereafterengaged with draft apparatus. 7.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawi and claimed.

n the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an asparagus wagonconstructed in accordance with the present invention and operativelyattached to draft apparatus,'fragmentarily illustrated Figure 2 is a topplan view;

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical crosssectional view taken on line 3-3of Figure'l'; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 4-4 ofFigure 2.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, thereisillustrated an asparagus wagon comprising a flat bottom 1, side walls 2,a forwardly inclined front wall 3 with the top and rear end thereofopen, the lower edge of the side walland ends thereof being reinforcedby strap irons 4. The wagon is mounted upon cushion or pneumatic tiredwheels 5 to prevent injury to the asparagus when the wagon passes. overrough and uneven ground. The wagon is adapted to be manually transportedwhile being loaded with asparagus and whenfilled is adapted to be enaged with draft apparatus and transported to a discharging base.

The draft apparatus may be in any form preferred, but for purposes ofillustration, the same is shown as being horse drawn, comprising a shaftconstruction embodying side shaft arms 6 connected at their rear ends bya-cross:'bar from-which: a pair of arms 8? project rearwardly- 15mmpoints adjacent opposite ends thereof, axl bar-amas round-i wheels: 1"freely rotatable thereonadjace'n ach en he: axle: bar-1 xtending?through hegr und whee1s-10 and ngagedbyf the U shape'df bentendjs i oftheiarnis same areflanchoiedtheretb by'the drop -"pin 1 2ex tendinthroughl the": arms: 8 and: lower end; ofqthe loop l'1-,=theaXle ban9qbeingiretained against rdtatibn -by the stiidnscre ws' 13pa'ssedthrough the ends of the loops and engaged hl h jti w bfii i.

A-pair-of strap irons' l l aireanchored as at 15 to the opposite sides 2of the wagon body and converge forwardly as illustrated in Figures 2 and3 to be joined together by the'rivet l6 and then directed downwardly inparallel relations as shown at 17 with the terminal ends angularly bentto overlap each other and be horizontally disposed as at 18 with alinedapertures therein. A U-shaped bracket is anchored to the axle bar 9intermediate its ends and comprises a base plate 19 bolted to the axlebar as at 20, the base plate 19 of the bracket carrying a vertical arm21 located forwardly of the axle bar 9 with the upper end 22 directedrearwardly to overlie the bent ends 18 of the strap irons 14 and axlebar 9, the bent ends 18 of the strap irons and the axle bar as shown inFigure 4.

After the wagon has been loaded, the same is engaged with the draftapparatus and transported to a suitable discharging point, the wagonbeing easily and quickly attached to and separated from the draftapparatus. The axle bar 9 carrying the ground wheels 10 remains enga ed.with the side shaft apparatus, while t e wagon is adapted to beattached to and separated from the axle bar 9 by the devices shown moreclearly in Figures 3 and 4.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minorchanges may be made therein without departing from thespirit and scope,of the invention as claimed. 7

In a device of the character described; an

asparagus wagon mounted upon rubber r tired wheels, a pair of forwardlyconverging strap irons carried by the wagon-,- the forward; meeting endsof the irons being downwardly directed in juxtaposed-parallel relationwith the lower terminal ends angularly bent forwardly into overlappingrelation, and a Wheeled draft device comprising a stationary axle barupon which the overlapped ends of the strap irons are mounted, a-U-shaped bracket anchored at its lower side to theaxle bar with theupperiside' disposed above the axle bar and strap iron ends, and a boltpassed ,;through the bracket, strap iron ends and axle bar to-anchor'theWagon to the draft devicefl I ,v V a In testimony whereof I afiix my sinature.

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